The Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC) is a non-profit, non-partisan networking NGO founded in 1987 by a group of NGO leaders who saw the need to better coordinate activities in Japanese society and facilitate communication with groups overseas.

Understanding Japanese NGOs from Facts and Practices, from which this summary is derived, was compiled by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in cooperation with the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC). The aim of the report is to better equip individuals working on the frontlines of JICA-NGO collaboration with an overview of Japanese NGOs,...